Sonia's Car Gets Broken Into

On Monday morning (28th), we received a phone call at around 6:30 in the morning. The person on the phone asked if this was the Shirts residence. Sonia said yes. She told her that a police officer was knocking on our door and needed to speak to us. Sonia woke us up and I threw on a robe and ran upstairs.



At first I thought our storage unit was broken into and that they stole everything. But Sonia said it had to do with our car. I thought, oh no, someone stole our car. When I opened up the door I looked out and saw that our van was still there. The police officer standing there asked who the Kia belonged to. I said my sister. He said, well that's who I need to speak to. So I ran downstairs and yelled for Sonia. I told her it was her car.



She was brushing her teeth and was on her way up. I went outside and saw what had happened. You can see all of the pictures I took. Two men (18 years old and 20 years old) broke into several cars in the neighborhood in Lehi as well as Highland. They were looking for quick money and were only stealing wallets/purses.



Sonia had a small empty makeup bag sitting on the floor. They must have thought it was a purse and so they smashed her window and took it. In one of the pictures that shows the floor of the passenger side, you can see one spot where there is no glass - that is where it was. It must have been a shock to them to grab it and run just to find out that there was nothing inside.



The good news is that they caught the guys red-handed. And because they stole a wallet which contained credit cards, it is a felony and not just a misdemeanor. The bad news is that Sonia has to pay a $500 deductible because they have to replace the window, fix the bent door frame (they used a crowbar to shatter the window), remove the seats to vacuum out the glass, fix the wood paneling on the dash that had scratches from the glass and fix the driver side door panel because it had little holes from the glass. Again, the good news is that because they caught the guys, her insurance agency will be able to sue them for the damages and once they collect, they will refund Sonia's deductible. But they said it could take awhile.



Needless to say, we cleaned out part of the garage to fit at least one car inside. We will continue to clean out the rest so we can fit hers and mine.